Shanghai, June 2.
'The population of Hangchow now estimated at 300,000, almost halt jot what it was before hostilities, the "Shanghai Mainichi" said yester-ay, In February there were only' {three Japanese in the city, but the present time 400 are living there, the paper stated.
On the night of [May 20 a "black-out" was enforced the city as a precaution against fair raids. "During this time candles were used, Woman Drowns in Creek Shanghai, June 4.
'A Chinese woman fell Into the Soochow Creek, at Vu Ya Ching and Soochow Roads, shortly after 10 o'clock yesterday morning and was drawnet before help could reach her, she iwas taken to the Lester Chinese Hospital Brigade ambulance, [but efforts to restore life proved availing. The body was transferred to the Public Mortuary, Taz local Post Ofice announce: that a new air mail service between Chungking and Kiating (in S2e-chan) with Luchow and Suifu Opin) as ports of call has been me stituted by the China National Avi tion Corporation since May 20, maintains one round trip on every Monday and Friday, The "marriage, incidentally, was the first in Shanghai to be performed since the putting into effect of the new French law (of January 22, 1938)
der which the wife is given a tats equal to that of the husband and may enter into legal engagements oF contracts without having to secure the consent of her husband, The civil ceremony in the French Consulate was conducted by M, Avge, Consul-General; M. Verdier, Girector-general of the French Muni: cipal Services, acted as witness for the bride, and Major L, Fabre, head Gf the French Police, acted for the In the evening, a huge reception was held im the French Police Club, Rue Victor Emmanuel IIt, when over 700 friends of the bride' and groom attended. The. reception room itself was decorated with over three hundred baskets of arum and lilies, while appropriate music was rendered by The guests, in addition to leading members of the French community and of the French naval, army, police and civil. forces_now in Shangt included Col. F, R. W. Hornby, mandant of the S.V.C; Mr. B. Long: and Assistant Commissioners Gilbert and'. Robertson, of the Shanghai Municipal Police, Injured as Wall Falls Shanghai, June 6, A Chinese woman was idlied and a man was injured slightly shortly before noon yesterday" when they were caught in' the collapse of a wall in Lane 500, Haining Road, Firemen from Sinza Station were sent to the scene and they removed the debris, 50 as to prevent any further accident, The injured man, whose, scalp. was cut, was taken to the Lester Chinese Hospital in a Fire Brigade ambulance. The woman's body was taken to the Public Mortuary.
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